WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2001: Re: Calcification in the Uterus

Re: Calcification in the Uterus

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 Sep 2001 18:24:11 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 28 Sep 2001, Amy wrote: >
>I'm 28 yrs old, and I delivered my second daughter 11 weeks ago and I'm
>still having post-partum bleeding and tenderness. Not heavy, just
>spotting. I had an ultrasound that revealed calcifications in my
>uterus. The doctor said my placenta appeared to be in tact at delivery.
>They want to do surgery to "check it out" and remove the calcifications.
>My appointment to discuss my options isn't for 3 weeks!

seems a bit long, given your symptoms

And who knows >when they will actually do the surgery. I'm wondering what exactly does
>the surgery entail? [ie..knocking me out, a D&C, laparoscopy (sorry if
>that is spelled wrong.)

D&C, possibly a hysteroscopy to look inside the uterus, owuld be what I'd do

I had surgery for endometriosis 10 years ago. Is >it a similar kind of surgery?]

no, for that you probably had a laparoscopy

And if it wasn't a part of the placenta, >what else causes calcifications in the uterus?

maybe an old fibroid

I searched the archives,

good girl!

>but I couldn't find anything that addressed my particular question.
>Thank you very much in advance to anyone who can enlighten me!
>
>--
>Amy Ovelman
>

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA

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